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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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